The two buildings were constructed to identical but mirrored designs by court master builder Niels Eigtved, who had also created the masterplan for the new Frederiksstaden district.

The first floor was rented out to colonel and later general Samuel Christoph Gedde (1681-1766), who served as chief of the Danish fortifications from 1739 until 1763.

Engerslev's widow Else was after her husband's death married to court master mason Erasmus Frederik Platz.

On 22 August 1797, she sold the property to merchant (grosserer) Georg Daniel von der Pahlen (1763-1841) for 15.500 Danish rigsdaler.

In 1797, Wuldem had returned to Copenhagen after spending most of his life in the Danish colonies.

Born in Copenhagen on 18 July 1749, he had come to the Danish Gold Coast at the age of 12.

He later continued to the Danish West Indies on board a slave ship.

During his stay in Copenhagen he was married to Anna Giessing with whom he in 1786 returned to Frederiksnagore.

Another consisted of sea captain Hans Keyser and assistant N. Nielsen.

A third consisted of sea captain Andreas Stockgaard, his wife Bertha Marie (née Lund), one daughter and one maid.

In 1828, Kraft sold the property to the Irish-born merchant and ship-owner George Ryan (1783-1861).

[4] At the time of the 1840 census, Ryan was listed as "administrator" (probably consul) of the North African Free States.

George and Charles Ryan were by then residing in the building with warehouse manager Andreas Johan Hansen, a coachman, a housekeeper, two male servants and two maids.

Catharina Ryan was later married to Christian Rosenkilde Treschow, a diplomat and the owner of Frydendal Manor at Golbæk.

Sankt Annæ Plads 7 was ceded to Christian Rosenkilde Treschow and his mother-in-law in 1881.

[7] The building consists of three storeys over a high cellar and is four bays wide.